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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Claire is having the perfect sixteenth birthday. Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous Matthew keeps chatting and flirting with her as if she's the only girl there. But that night, she discovers something that takes away all sense of normalcy: she's a werewolf.

As Claire is initiated into the pack of female werewolves, she must deal not only with her changing identity, but also with a rogue werewolf who is putting everyone she knows in danger. Claire's new life threatens her blossoming romance with Matthew, whose father is leading the werewolf hunt. Now burdened with a dark secret and pushing the boundaries of forbidden love, Claire is struggling to feel comfortable in either skin. With her lupine loyalty at odds with her human heart, she will make a choice that will change her forever?

My Rating: 4/5

What I liked most about this book was that it was alot different to other YA Werewolf books. For starters the paranormal creature was female, and was the protagonist instead of the love interest like most other books.

I felt like the plot was lacking a bit. Not much happened throughout, and I didn't encounter any real surprises or plot twists. I was also let down a bit by the conclusion to Lisbeth acting weird as I thought it would be something more interesting that what it was.

I found Matthew to be a little weak. There wasn't much depth to him, in fact there wasn't much depth to any of the characters. I really didn't understand the purpose of Emily at all. I just found her distracting and annoying.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Clea Raymond has felt the glare of the spotlight her entire life. The daughter of a renowned surgeon and a prominent Washington DC politician, she has grown to be a talented photojournalist who takes refuge in a career that allows her to travel to the most exotic parts of the world. But after Clea’s father disappears while on a humanitarian mission, Clea’s photos begin to feature eerie, shadowy images of a strange and beautiful man—a man she has never seen before.

When fate brings Clea and this man together, she is stunned by the immediate and powerful connection she feels with him. As they grow closer, they are drawn deep into the mystery behind her father’s disappearance, and they discover the centuries old truth behind their intense bond. Torn by a dangerous love triangle and haunted by a powerful secret that holds their fates, together they race against time to unravel their pasts in order to save their lives—and their futures.

My Rating: 2.5/5

When I first started reading this book several months ago I was captivated by it and found the whole plot really interesting.

I must have read 3/4 of it within the day I started it. Then I hit a wall. I just didn't want to read it anymore. The plot just got too weird for me to follow properly.

When I picked up the book again today to finish it, it had been that long since I last read it that I was really confused.

I have never read any William Shakespeare and so that could also be another reason why it didn't make any sense to me. It seemed to reference to him a lot.

I really don't see myself continuing on with this series, but am open to reading other books by Hilary Duff.

Bounty hunter Stephanie Pum is still learning the ropes at her cousin Vinnie's bail bond office, so when she sets out on the trail of Kenny Mancuso - a suspiciously weatlhy, working class Trenton boy who has just shot his best friend - the stakes are higher than ever. That Mancuso is distantly related to vice cop Joe Morelli - who is trying to beat Stephanie to the punch - only makes the hunt more thrilling...

Taking pointers from her bounty hunter pal, Ranger, and using her pistol packing Grandma Mazur as a decoy, Stephanie is soon closing in on her mark. But Morelli and his libido are worthy foes. And a more sinister kind of enemy has made his first move... and his next move might be Stephanie's last.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

These are the books that I bought in the very short time since I posted my last one. Very few YA books in this lot.

1. Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson #3) by Patricia Briggs; 2. Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2) by Janet Evanovich; 3. Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum #3) by Janet Evanovich; 4. Four to Score (Stephanie Plum #4) by Janet Evanovich; 5. The Art of Captaincy by Mike Brearley; 6. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby; 7. He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo; 8. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck; 9. Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier; 10. Then (Once #2) by Morris Gleitzman; 11. Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4) by Richelle Mead;

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Piper, Cassidy, Mei, and Izzy have been best friends their whole lives. And they've always agreed on one goal: to get out of tiny Paris, Texas, and see the world. The school's foreign exchange program seems like the perfect escape: Piper will go to the original Paris; Mei will go to China; Cassidy will go to Australia; and Izzy, unable to afford the program, will stay at home. To add spice to their semester away, and to stay connected to their best friends, the girls start The International Kissing Club, a Facebook page where they can anonymously update one another and brag about all the amazing guys they're meeting. After all, these girls are traveling abroad: amazing guys abound at every turn! But sometimes fun, flirty vacation flings turn into more serious romances, and sometimes you don't return from abroad the same person you were. Will the girls' relationships-and their friendships-be able to survive?

Friday, May 17, 2013

Seventeen-year-old Lauren is having visions of girls who have gone missing. And all these girls have just one thing in common – they are 17 and gone without a trace. As Lauren struggles to shake these waking nightmares, impossible questions demand urgent answers: Why are the girls speaking to Lauren? How can she help them? And… is she next?

As Lauren searches for clues, everything begins to unravel. Then a brush with death lands her in the hospital and a shocking truth emerges, changing everything